ATL: HENRI - Remnants - Discussion

[StAuggy]

On the latest visible zoomed in you can really see the convection around the center/open eye trying it’s best to wrap up

[SunnyThoughts]

AF302 and AF303 are now my two least favorite planes on the planet after Fred, Grace, and Henri.

Such awful timing: arriving after a multi hour flight only to turn back 20 minutes before a center pass. You can see the edge of Henri’s spiral on the recon graphic on Tropical Tidbits.

Looks like NOAA is headed out there ... but I'd rather have the AF recon. So many problems with maintenance the last few years in the planes..whether it be coms or something else. So frustrating.

[Kohlecane]

well I'm watching real time on Flightradar, still heading SW gaining ALT close to 16K at 253kts

Thanks for the tip, I now see them also on flightradar app, I had no idea they also showed up on that app.

Yeah I love that app, and discovered tracking HH on it recently with Elsa, so far it's hit or mis with some of the NOAA aircraft

[aspen]

At least the NOAA plane has a shorter trip than AF303. Hopefully it catches Henri in time to sample its peak intensity.

Fingers crossed that we don’t have another recon disaster this year like Eta.

[grapealcoholic]

Henri trying to wrap (albeit very weak) convection around the north quadrant for the first time in days

[Blown Away]

NHC trending slightly down in intensity and E with track.

[bob rulz]

When will it be time to consider funding new hurricane hunter planes?

Surely we can't keep using the same old planes forever. I expect we will continue to see increasing maintenance issues as the years go on, especially if we continue to see such active seasons.

[wxman57]

Any idea why the plane suddenly turned around right before getting into the storm?

Clearly, they were frightened by Henri's more ragged, elongated eye. There's another plane approaching, but it's not a low-level invest.

[InfernoFlameCat]

Henri appears to have elevated convection. Needs to spin down to intensify rapidly. won't have enough time however.

[wxman57]

With all that heavy convection SE and E, it may signal another eastward track shift. The center may well miss Long Island. The center always follows the convection...

[StAuggy]

Henri trying to wrap (albeit very weak) convection around the north quadrant for the first time in days

Also appears that the eye is now visible on IR

[grapealcoholic]

A hurricane with a tight core spinning over 30 SSTs. This should get interesting

[Hypercane_Kyle]

FWIW: As storms gain latitude they usually have shallower convection for their intensity vs a storm at a lower latitude.

[grapealcoholic]

[tolakram]

saved loop

[Sanibel]

Looks like a boost from the Gulf Stream...Might landfall with some punch...

[tolakram]

This saved loop really shows the organization.

[CronkPSU]

i seem to get this wrong a lot but doesn't looks so great right now to me...looks like it is being sheared from the west or maybe some dry air screwing it up?

yeah my bad guys...I jinxed this by opening my mouth

definitely organizing and starting to strengthen like forecast now

[Blown Away]

https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/sessions/81310026.gif?0.8464864605009379

Structure has significantly improved looking at satellite, but still has shallow convection around the core. It is what it is a very strong TS/Low end Cat 1 that deserves respect.

[NC George]

This 200 frame loop gives you a really good idea of how it's progressed today
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=r ... =undefined

Nice loop! I was just out in the Pamlico Sound in my boat just west of the blob that formed in the past couple of hours, that cloud looked very different from all the others in the area. Should have taken a pic.